Disabled deprived of access to many top Web sites

DISABLED DEPRIVED OF ACCESS TO MANY TOP WEB SITES
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Irwin Arieff]
Many Web sites around the world are beyond the reach of disabled persons but could easily be improved to meet international accessibility standards, a survey commissioned by the United Nations found on Tuesday. While many sites have taken steps toward wider accessibility, they need to do more to become fully available to people who cannot use a computer mouse, have low-vision disabilities or are blind. Among the most common problems encountered in the survey were the use of a common scripting language called JavaScript and of graphics unaccompanied by explanatory text
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